May 30 2012
SafeStitch Medical®, Inc. (OTCBB: SFES), is pleased to announce that it
has officially changed the name of the AMID Stapler® to AMID™ Hernia
Fixation Device to better describe the functionalities of the device.
"We believe the distinct features of the AMID Hernia Fixation Device
offer improved functionality, including the unique 45 degree angle head,
mesh manipulators and staple counter when compared to a standard medical
device stapler. We are excited to offer this easy-to-use tool to health
care professionals," said Jeffrey Spragens, President and CEO of
SafeStitch Medical.
The AMID Hernia Fixation Device was created to offer an innovative
alternative to manual suturing for inguinal hernia repair using the Lichtenstein
method. The design fixates mesh by delivering staples in a parallel
plane to the femoral vessels, which may help avoid vascular injury. The
AMID Hernia Fixation Device allows for mesh manipulation, mesh fixation
and skin closure.
Dr. Parviz Amid, inventor of the AMID Hernia Fixation Device, Clinical
Professor of Surgery at UCLA, cofounder of the Lichtenstein Hernia
Institute in 1986, and Executive Director of Lichtenstein
Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA, stated, "The unique features of mesh
manipulators and angled head help ease the open hernia repair procedure."